Long Term Outlook For U.S. Wages And Productivity
A five year study by the Twentieth Century Fund finds American buying power from hourly wages may rise 2.5 to 3 percent annually over the next decade. It links wage growth to productivity, technological progress, and a healthy labor market, while cautioning against faster wage gains than productivity. It stresses enterprise settlement and balanced policy to sustain living standards and argues the study challenges communism with U.S. economic strength.
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United States
Twentieth Century Fund
Adam Smith
A. C. Pigou
Paul H. Douglas
U. S
Congress Claims to Want State Department Cleanup
A condensed briefing notes House and Senate inquiries on State Department reforms. It praises Brownson and Fulbright efforts, cites security and Form 57 changes, and contrasts Hickenlooper and Jenner panels with more critical investigations by McCarthy’s Government Operations Committee.
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Congress
State Department
Washington
83Rd
Congressional
Eisenhower
Mutual Security Agency
Emanuel Celler
New York
Senate
House
House Judiciary
Kenneth B. Keating
United Nations
International Organizations
U. S
Charles B. Brownson
Ind
Tate Department
Brownson Committee
John C. Montgomery
State
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenloope
R., Sa
International Information Administration
Voice of America
J. William Fulbrighi
Ark
Hickenlooper
Hickonne
Senate Appropriations
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Germany
James B. Conant
Internal Security
William E. Jenner
Jenner
McCarthy
Fringe benefits drive labor talks and state duties
Fringe benefits such as group insurance paid vacation sick leave and retirement security have eclipsed base wages in many negotiations. The piece notes state employees labeled temporary lack fringe benefits and retroactive pay, while Governor Umstead expands fringe benefits and ex officio duties across offices, elevating the treasurer’s influence beyond constitutional limits.
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Umstead
Rene Senie
Brandon Hodges
Edwin Gill
Council of State
Treasury Department
State Banking Commission
Local Government Commission
Teachers & State Employees Retirement System
Local Government Employees — Retirement System
State Board of Education
Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
Board of Tax Assessments
Board of Tax Review
Secretary
Atjygadllagsagge
Treamper
Air Force funding cuts and Everest feat mark bold times
Arthur Godfrey cites Air Force fund cut fears affecting his heart. New Zealand leader Sydney Holland praises a 34-year-old beekeeper who became the first British climber to seal Everest. Sinclair Weeks notes a new administration clearing obstacles, inviting enterprise to compete.
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Air Force
Arthur Godfrey
New Zealand
Mount
Everest
Sydney Holland
Commere
Sinclair Weeks
Spirit of 76 echoes in a quiet Fourth reminiscence
A reflective column blends patriotic history with memories of summer Fourths. The piece recalls the Liberty Bell, Jefferson, Burns, and Kipling while noting Cold War anxieties, Eisenhower’s restraint, and the hope for liberty worldwide. It shifts to Piedmont springs era nostalgia, Rocky River Springs lore, and Aquadale’s turn of the century charm.
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U. S. News and World Report
Russia
America
Rudyard Kipling
Montlieu Hill
Benjamin Franklin
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Tron
Eisenhower
East Germany
Jefferson
Robert Burns
Piedmont
Morehead City
Wrightsville Beach
Miners Springs
Rocky River Springs
Lithia
Shaftsbury
Aquadale
Portable Driver Redefines Golf Humor and Hazards
Robert Ruark riffs on a portable saloon disguised as a driver. He warns the game will degrade into drink fueled play, foregone etiquette, and lost balls, while noting Babe Ruth would have approved a Scotch sipping golf era if allowed.
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Emmanuel Merahn
Brooklyn
Walter Hagen
Robert T. Jones
Atlanta
Babe Ruth
Louisville
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Satan
Peter Edson
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
W. A. Bivins
General van Fleet
Life Magazine
Asia
Indo-China
Malaya
Reader's Digest
Korea
Moscow
North
Queen Elizabeth II
Naguib
Free World
Dulles
Egypt
Robert Ruark
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